Growing up, my concept of God was overly focused on God the Father. Being blessed with the material and then with the understanding of His sovereignty in blessings spiritual, I felt deep love and gratitude for Him. But I did not spend enough time in the Word, learning who Jesus Christ is, and what He did as God and man. Now knowing the wonderful plan of my salvation, I'm coming to get to know this lovely Jesus, his tenderness and compassion for His worthless disciples, myself included. What a loving and forgiving God man He was and is and continues to be.
John 14:18-24
"I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. Yet a little while and the world will see me no more, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live. In that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you. Whoever has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me. And he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him."
Judas (not Iscariot) said to him, "Lord, how is it that you will manifest yourself to us, and not to the world?"
Jesus answered him, "If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him. Whoever does not love me does not keep my words. And the word that you hear is not mine but the Father's who sent me."
For the first time, I am overwhelmed with the tender love of my Lord Jesus. He knows I am a vagrant and an orphan here. He promises eternal life with Him. And until then, He comforts my fickle soul with the giving of the Spirit to make His home in me. That in His physical absence, Christ would provide for me, in my sinful flesh, fellowship with God! Oh how can I respond to this love Lord? How can I love you back Lord?
I will keep you Word, oh Lord Jesus. I will love the others, as you have commanded in your love. Oh help me to have your commandments, to keep them, and do them.
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